HC Deb 18 January 1982 vol 16 c31W
Mr. Gwilym Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will carry out a study into the relative efficiency experience of firms which operated a continuous holiday from Thursday 24 December to Monday 4 January as compared with firms which operated shorter holiday breaks for Christmas and new year separately.

Mr. MacGregor

No: the circumstances facing individual firms vary too widely for the results of any such study to be of much value.